Hair net



S. OLINER May 23, 1944,

HAIR NET Filed July 1, 1945 INl Iz'NTOR: 5AuL OLINER Mam. Mam

ATTORNEY,

Patented May 23, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v 2,349,299 j Y NETSaul Olinei', Brooklyn, N. Y. I Application July 1, 1943-, SerialNo.492,983

6 Claims. o1. 132-49) Thisinvention relates to improvements in hairnets. 7

It has been observed that the usual form of coiffure is almost alwayswavy and irregular in some degree, and for this reason a hair net, asmade heretofore, will not adapt itself readily to the various contoursof coiffures, not being elastic enough to do so.

It is one of the principal objects of the invention to provide a hairnet which will readily adjust itself to various sizes and contours ofhair dress.

A further object is to reinforce those portions of the net which bearthe greatest strain without adding to its conspicuousness.

Still further objects will become apparent in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is adiagrammatic side view of the net, pressed closely together, as takenfrom its container, ready for opening and placing it over the coifiureof the wearer, the outline of the net being indicated in dotted lines,while some of the portions have details of the meshes indicated therein;and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed fragmentary por tion of the neck portionof the net.

Like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the twoviews and the following specification.

II] is the cap part of a hair net composed of a plurality of meshes ofstrands of human or other hair, silk, rayon, nylon, or other suitablematerial, having an open crown II, and an open bottom I2. The netgenerally consists of uniformly large meshes I3. Around the crownopening H, one or more rows of smaller sized meshes I4 are provided.

At selected points, near the crown opening II, are several larger sizedmeshes I5 caused by eliminating or drawing together adjoining regularsized or body meshes I3, as disclosed in Patent #1,548,426 issued to meon August 4, 1925, except that the position of these meshes is as statedbefore, near the crown opening. These meshes are provided to draw thenet closer to the head causing the crown better to conform to thecoiifure.

In the aforesaid patent these extra large sized meshes were located inthe main or cap part of the net. I found it to be more advantageous tolocate them near or adjacent the rows of small sized meshes at the crownopening. A dotted cross indicates another position of the meshes I5.

At the bottom I2, the net is reinforced by a strand I6 joining the rowof bottom meshes partly around the circumference of the net, and asimilar strand I! is provided for, one or more rows of meshes removedfrom the bottom.

Fig. 2 shows at the neck or rear portion of the net, two or more smallersized meshes I8 project- .ing below the bottom periphery of the net. Thereinforcing strand I6 at the bottom. terminates at this projection ofsmaller sized meshes. The reinforcing strand I'I above the strand I6terminates at the large sized meshes I3 inwardly of the ends of theprojection of meshes I8.

In applying the net to the head of a wearer, it

is drawn over the coifiure in the cutsomary mansized meshes-I8 which hugclosely the neckpor 'tionof the wearer, a good fit is obtained around.the. bottom of the net.- The reinforcing strands I6 and Il around thebottom opening prevent lateral distortion of the bottom meshes asexplaned in detail in Patent #2,1'l5,849 issued to me on October 10,1939, while the fact that they do not entirely surround the bottomopening, but terminate at, respectively, somewhat within and above theprojection of small sized meshes I 8 imparts the greatest possibleelasticity to the bottom opening without making the front marginalportion of the net conspicuous. Further elasticity and selfadjustability is given the net by the elimination of several meshes toform especially large sized meshes I5, which prevents excessivelooseness and assists in rendering the net less conspicuous and morereadily self adjusting.

In actual applications, I have found that a net made according to thepresent disclosure, is capable of adjusting itself easily to variationsas much as 4" in diameter. Because the bottom of the net is partlyreinforced, the net may be used over again many times.

While I have shown reinforcing strands at the bottom opening of the netonly, similar strands may, of course, be provided around the crownopening.

Various other changes in the form, proportion and minor details mayobviously be resorted to without departing from the principles orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in theappended claims.

What I claim as new, is,

l. A hair net of interwoven strands forming a cap portion of large sizedmeshes, said net having a crown opening and a bottom opening, aplurality of small sized meshes surrounding said crown opening, aplurality of small sized meshes at th neck portion of said bottomopening, and a reinforcing strand extending from the sides of saidplurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion around the peripheryof the net at its bottom opening.

2. A hair net of interwoven strands forming a cap portion of large sizedmeshes, said net having a crown opening and a bottom opening, aplurality of small sized meshes surrounding said crown opening, aplurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion of said bottomopening, a reinforcing strand extending from the side oi said pluralityof small sized meshes at the neck portion around the periphery of thenet at its bottom opening, and another reinforcing strand extendingaround the net above and parallel to said first mentioned reinforcingstrand terminating above and inwardly beyond the sides off saidpinrality of small sized meshes at the neck portion of the net.

3. A hair net of interwoven strands formlnga cap portion of large sizedmeshes, saidnet, having a crown opening and a bottom opening, aplurality of small sized meshes surrounding said crown opening, aplurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion of said bottflmopenin a reinforcing strandextending from the sides of said plurality ofsmall sized meshes at the neck portion around the periphery of the netat its bottom opening, and another reiniorcingstrand extending aroundthe net in spaced relation to and of greater length than said firstmentioned reinforcing strand.

A l -adjustin hail net, of interwoven strands forming a cap portion oflarge sized s, a d ne having a rown, opening and a bottom opening, aplurality of small sized meshes urr n ing sai crown openin aspl r i y ofsma l s e meshes at the neck portion of said bottom opening, areinforcing strand extending from the sides of said plurality of smallsized meshes at the neck portion around the periphery of the net at itsbottom opening, and a number of extra large sized meshes at selectedpoints formed by eliminating adjoining large sized meshes near saidcrown opening,

5. A self-adjusting hair net of interwoven strands forming a cap portionof large sized meshes, said net having a crown opening and a bottomopening, a plurality of small sized meshes surrounding said crownopening, a plurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion of saidbottom opening, a reinforcing strand extending from the sides of saidplurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion around the peripheryof the net at its bottom opening, another reinforcing strand extendingaround the net in spaced relation to and of greater length than saidfirst mentioned strand, and a number of extra large sized meshes causedby eliminating adjoining large sized meshes at selected points near saidcrown opening.

6. A self-adjusting hair net of interwoven strands forming a cap portionof large sized meshes, said net having a crown opening and a bottomopening, a plurality of small sized meshes surrounding said crownopening, a number of extra large sized meshes formed by eliminatingadjoining large sized meshes at selected points near said crown opening,a plurality of small sized meshes at the neck portion of said bottomopen.- i g a reinforcing strand extending from the sides of saidplurality of small sized meshesat the neck portion around the peripheryof the net at its bottom opening, and another reinforcing strandextending around the net in spaced relation to and of greater lengththan said first mentioned reinforcing strand, theends of said otherstrand being spaced apart less than the width of the plurality ofsmallsized meshes at the neck portion of the net. 1

SAUL OLIN'ER.

